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I Have Windows 7.... I DON'T Want Windows 10..... Is Windows 8 a Good Choice?

Hi After Windows updated today I decided to try running Chrome again, as I've posted in the past, after running it for years even on this computer, every time I install it my computer just slows to a crawl the second that I open it. Well It is in and so far my computer seems to be running...

As you know some file may be opened by multiple installed programs. Assume I have 3 picture viewers installed for viewing *.jpg files. Currently the default program for opening these *.jpg is "aaa.exe" In the future I want to let the *.jpg open (by double clicking in Windows Explorer) by a...

Hi all, Just recently my IE11 browser will not allow me to open multiple pages. When I try the following error splashes up and will not go away no matter how many times I click close or search the web for a solution. Here is the error report: Problem Event Name: BEX Application Name...

Even though one can use the 'start' button on the Windows 8.1 Taskbar selected to go to the ALL Applications screen instead of Start... Same as Win8, I, still, prefer having an old fashioned, alphabetical list window on the Taskbar for Applications to access everything & anything... saves all...

Whenever I open links in the win 8 email app, the link opens in the internet explorer app. From the app, I can open the page in desktop view. Now is it possible to have the links open directly into desktop view as that is what I would prefer?

I personally prefer windows 7 instead of Ubuntu, because we can install any software in windows which is external and in Ubuntu we cannot install any software externally but their is not any requirement of any antivirus with Ubuntu. Can any one help to sort out this conflicts things?

Hi, When I right click on an image file and select "Edit" it opens the file in Paint and I was wondering how I go about changing that to open "Photoshop" instead. Thanks Bruce

Windows 7 has surpassed its decade-old predecessor, Windows XP, to take the crown as the top OS in the U.S. Link Removed

There are still a lot of people out there running Windows XP, whether it’s because they prefer it, or they’re stuck in an office or other workplace that doesn’t support anything but it, or they rely on applications that only run in Windows XP. Still, slowly but surely, Windows 7 has been...

Winodws 7 has surpassed its decade-old predecessor Windows XP to take the crown as the top OS in the United States. Link Removed

There are still a lot of people out there running Windows XP, whether it’s because they prefer it, or they’re stuck in an office or other workplace that doesn’t support anything but it, or they rely on applications that only run in Windows XP. Still, slowly but surely, Windows 7 has been...

I would like to temporarily see my Contacts list sorted by last name, since I am comparing it with a printed directory that is sorted that way. However, the Contacts list is currently sorted by first name. I haven't found an option to change the sort order. Is there one? This would only be...

According to a recent study by higher-education research company Student Monitor, more and more university and college students are buying up Apple laptops. Apple's growth in this lucrative market has led one analyst to question whether or not Microsoft is staying in touch with younger tech...

How do users operate when they visit this forum (or any other) I have never posed a question, so regard myself as being in a "help" category. To merely select "New Posts", unless you are a very prolific poster, with time on your hands, can reveal a mass of material, a lot of which, if one is...

Cannot "CTRL+V paste" into selected window if nothing is selected in that window. But i have more This is now i thought Windows 7 would be like. Wonder if we could post a request to MS to get it this way or somewhat give us more working space and remove some of the annoying features...

If multiple tabs are open when you exit Internet Explorer 8 in Windows 7, you will get a message box" Internet Explorer, Do you want to close all tabs or the current tab? Then two options followed by a unchecked box call 'Always close all tabs' " If you check that box once, how can you return...

linux is free and you can do the same things you do on windows but why more users use windows??? ans best os for me is mac but don't have the money to get :(

with a quick look at the top threads in this forum, i can't help ask why so many people are soooooooooooooo tied down to win xp??? this makes no sense to me at all. win vista ultimate is a 1000 times better, and win 7 ultimate is a 1000000 better than xp. so why is everyone so xp crazy? you have...